WoRMS taxon details
Phocoena spinipinnis (Burmeister, 1865)
343898 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:343898)
accepted
Species
Acanthodelphis (Phocaena) philippii Philippi, 1896 · unaccepted (synonym)
Acanthodelphis spinipinnis Gray, 1868 · unaccepted (synonym)
Cephalorhynchus philippii Trouessart, 1898 · unaccepted (synonym)
Phocaena philippii Perez Canto in Philippi, 1893 · unaccepted (synonym)
Phocaena spinipennis Van Beneden, 1868 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Phocaena spinipinnis Burmeister, 1865 · unaccepted (basionym)
marine, terrestrial
(of Phocaena spinipinnis Burmeister, 1865) Burmeister, H. (1865). Description of a new species of porpoise in the Museum of Buenos Ayres. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 16:132--134. [details]
Note Mouth of La Plata River, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
From editor or global species database
Type locality Mouth of La Plata River, Buenos Aires, Argentina. [details]
Distribution South America, from Brazil to Peru
Distribution South America, from Brazil to Peru [details]
Fordyce, E.; Perrin, W.F. (2025). World Cetacea Database. Phocoena spinipinnis (Burmeister, 1865). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=343898 on 2025-07-05
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Phocaena spinipinnis Burmeister, 1865) Burmeister, H. (1865). Description of a new species of porpoise in the Museum of Buenos Ayres. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 16:132--134. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]
basis of record van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO). , available online at http://www.marinespecies.org/urmo/ [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (PeRMS)
Reyes, J. (2009). Ballenas, delfines y otros cetáceos del Perú. Una fuente de información. <em>Lima- Perú. Squema-Ediciones.</em> 160 pp. [details]
additional source Mead, J. G.; Brownell, R. L. Jr. (2005). Cetacea. <em>In Wilson, D.E. & D.M. Reeder (eds). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), Johns Hopkins University Press, 2,142 pp.</em> 723--743., available online at http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/ [details]
additional source Rice, D. W. (1998). Marine mammals of the world. Systematics and distribution. <em>Society for Marine Mammalogy Special Publication.</em> 4., available online at http://www.marinemammalscience.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/MarineMammalsOfTheWorld.pdf [details]
additional source Hershkovitz, P. (1966). Catalog of Living Whales. <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> (246): 1-259., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.03629236.246 [details]
additional source Jefferson, T. A., M. A. Webber and R. L. Pitman. (2008). Marine mammals of the world. Academic Press, Amsterdam. [details]
additional source IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, available online at http://www.iucnredlist.org [details]
additional source Perrin, W.F.; Würsig, B.; Thewissen, J.G.M. (2009). Encyclopedia of marine mammals. Second edition. Academic Press: London. ISBN 978-0-12-373553-9. xxix, 1316 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Brownell, R. L., Jr. and R. Praderi. (1984). Phocoena spinipinnis. Mammalian Species 217:1--4. [details]
additional source Loughlin, T. R. and M. A. Perez. (1985). Mesoplodon stejnegeri. Mammalian Species 250:1--6. [details]
additional source Nagorsen, D. (1985). Kogia simus. Mammalian Species 239:1--6. [details]
additional source Mead, J. G.; Brownell, R. L. Jr. (2005). Cetacea. <em>In Wilson, D.E. & D.M. Reeder (eds). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), Johns Hopkins University Press, 2,142 pp.</em> 723--743., available online at http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/ [details]
additional source Rice, D. W. (1998). Marine mammals of the world. Systematics and distribution. <em>Society for Marine Mammalogy Special Publication.</em> 4., available online at http://www.marinemammalscience.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/MarineMammalsOfTheWorld.pdf [details]
additional source Hershkovitz, P. (1966). Catalog of Living Whales. <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> (246): 1-259., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.03629236.246 [details]
additional source Jefferson, T. A., M. A. Webber and R. L. Pitman. (2008). Marine mammals of the world. Academic Press, Amsterdam. [details]
additional source IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, available online at http://www.iucnredlist.org [details]
additional source Perrin, W.F.; Würsig, B.; Thewissen, J.G.M. (2009). Encyclopedia of marine mammals. Second edition. Academic Press: London. ISBN 978-0-12-373553-9. xxix, 1316 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Brownell, R. L., Jr. and R. Praderi. (1984). Phocoena spinipinnis. Mammalian Species 217:1--4. [details]
additional source Loughlin, T. R. and M. A. Perez. (1985). Mesoplodon stejnegeri. Mammalian Species 250:1--6. [details]
additional source Nagorsen, D. (1985). Kogia simus. Mammalian Species 239:1--6. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Holotype Skull and mounted skin in Buenos Aires Museum, captured alive by fishermen. [details]IUCN Red List Category Data Deficient (DD) [details]
Type locality Mouth of La Plata River, Buenos Aires, Argentina. [details]
Unreviewed
Distribution South America, from Brazil to Peru [details]Habitat coastal [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Burmeister's porpoiseblack porpoise | [details] |
| French | marsouin de Burmeister | [details] |
| Portuguese | marsopa espinhosaboto de dorsal espinhosa | [details] |
| Spanish | tonina espinosamarsopa espinosamarsopa de Burmeisterchancho marinochanchillo | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (7 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (31 publications) (from synonym Phocaena spinipennis Van Beneden, 1868)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (36 publications) (from synonym Phocaena spinipinnis Burmeister, 1865)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Acanthodelphis spinipinnis Gray, 1868)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Phocoena spinipinnis)
To GenBank (55 nucleotides; 112 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Near Threatened)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 550241 Phocoena spinipinnis Radiograph 001)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (31 publications) (from synonym Phocaena spinipennis Van Beneden, 1868)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (36 publications) (from synonym Phocaena spinipinnis Burmeister, 1865)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Acanthodelphis spinipinnis Gray, 1868)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Phocoena spinipinnis)
To GenBank (55 nucleotides; 112 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Near Threatened)
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 550241 Phocoena spinipinnis Radiograph 001)
To ITIS
